<Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Lately, Coding>

Coding education became nationally prevalent in public schools and the grade to learn coding gets lower as times goes. Most of the parents wanted their children to be prepared for the future, and do not fall back. Some schools were teaching coding as after-school programs, some other schools were taking coding as regulatory courses and it was a major requirement for graduation. While some experts expected a positive effect of being exposed to computer science from early ages, some educators concerned that few big companies were taking too much role in coding education.
In the course of action over the years that computers have evolved in use and influence, so has their role for within society. In the time, as with its main method of use, coding. In the time of computers becoming a part of everyday lives, children are more often than not influence to learn more about them through the education system, so as to follow through with early development. However, with all other things, there is a debate on just how much influence should activities that involve a computer should be within their growing lives, without being unhealthy. Opinions vary on such, but in the end, the influence computers will have on people’s lives will not stop.

The second reading we did was the transcript of a speech given by President Obama in a weekly address. He framed coding as a skill that was necessary for the future, one that should be taught in every school. He announced pushes by his administration to fund computer science programs in elementary and high schools. The funding would go towards resources for the actual classes along with teacher training. He promoted state and local initiatives that would accompany federal promotion of computer science. President Obama presented coding as a fundamental skill for a changing economy.
Obama’s Computer Science for All initiative acknowledges that learning how to write code is necessary for the digital economy, and seeks to make it accessible to students of all ages. It builds a national coalition in an attempt to rectify disparities. By using Queens and New Orleans as examples, Obama’s choice of words indicates a desire to make these skills attainable for minority communities which have been traditionally left behind, shooting for an equal playing field.

Gabriel -> Second paragraph of the first article
Sean ->First paragraph of the first article & editing and posting
Georgia ->First paragraph of the second article
Charles -> Second paragraph of the second article